Psalms 8:4-5
what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him? You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 8
6 songs meet this passage
“Feeling like a someone”
Shotgun · George Ezra
resonates with Psalms 8:4-5
The simple longing to feel significant echoes humanity's created dignity, though the song finds it in the open road rather than in being known by God.
“When all is said and done”
God is a woman · Ariana Grande
strains against Psalms 8:1-4
Where the psalmist marvels that God is mindful of humanity despite His majesty, this song inverts the order, making the human the object of awe.
FOG · Malik Elijah
resonates with Psalms 8:3-4
A moment of genuine awe and humility before something greater than oneself, echoing the Psalmist's wonder at the heavens.
“Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth”
Who Am I · Casting Crowns
resonates with Psalms 8:3-4
Echoes the psalmist's own wonder that the Creator of the cosmos would be mindful of mankind at all.
A Sky Full of Stars · Coldplay
resonates with Psalms 8:3-4
The song's wonder at a 'sky full of stars' recalls the psalmist's awe at the heavens, though it redirects that awe toward a romantic partner rather than the Creator.
“Reachin For The Stars”
Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) [feat. Ol' DB & Mýa] [Soundtrack Version] · Pras Michel
resonates with Psalms 8:3-4
The longing to rise above one's circumstances and reach for something greater echoes the human wonder at the vastness of creation, though here it's aimed at fame rather than the Creator.